The Sinclair QL Forum

Whilst starting on the QL software preservation project, there are a number of software titles which are sadly missing from my large collection here (or where I have corrupt microdrives). Some would be great to re-release on the market, if only we could find them.

Titles we need include:

- QL Accountant by Diamond Design Computer Systems
- Adventure Writer by Rodent Software
- AGENDA by Q-Soft
- QL Artist by Rodent Software
- Art Master by Micr_A_Soft
- Autodraw by Bedsoft
- Backgammon by Electric Software
- Bank Account by Cenprime Software
- BASIC C-Port by PDQL
- Basic Chess by Rodent Software
- Beat the Clock by Bedsoft
- Chieftain Combat by Snowsoft
- Chinese Chess by Ant Software
- QL Colour Quest by Peak Electronics (or PP software)
- Copter Rescue by Snowsoft
- Coursemaster by Intraset
- Design Board II by Micr_A_Soft
- QL Designer by Pyramide
- Dungeon by Summit Software
- E.A.S.E.
- Eliza by Rodent Software
- QL Fantasy
- Fibu
- Fleet Tactical Command by Di-Ren
- FM by Datamanagement
- Frogger by Summit Software
- The Fugitive by Di-Ren
- Fruit Machine by Rodent Software
- Funfear by Martin Hopkins (was mentioned in QL Adventurers Forum)
- Gambler by Bedsoft
- Giga-Disassembler by Giga Soft
- Golf by New Horizon Software
- Grafix III
- Graphics Toolkit
- Hangman by Quantum Soft
- Heart of Gern
- House Plant Data Bank and Planner
- Hungry Harry
- Hungry Harry and the Haunted House by Compware
- IBM PC Emulator v1 and v2 from Ant Computing
- Invostat by Dialog Software
- Laserace by Rodent Software
- M-Base database by MEDIC
- M-Desk front end by MEDIC
- M-Merge mailmerge by MEDIC
- M-Spell by MEDIC
- M-Squeeze file compression by MEDIC
- M-Transfer microdrive to disk converter by MEDIC
- Mars Lander by Rodent Software
- Mastercode by Quantum Soft
- Maxtronics text to speech software for use with the QTALK interface.
- Maxim by Intec
- Mushroommaze by Rodent Software
- My First Program by Systems 80 Limited
- Orbiter by Rodent Software
- Pacman by New Horizon Software
- PROJECT by Datamanagement
- Purchase Ledger by Dialog Software
- QBert by New Horizon Software
- QLackman by Talent (we can re-release this - not even sure what it is!)
- QLDIARY by Datamanagement
- QLFED by Datamanagement
- QLone+
- QLPRESTEL and QLTALK provided for the Bright Star Modem
- Quick Layout
- Sales Ledger by Dialog Software
- Sam the Little Spaceman (I had a review copy of this and battled to get it working, it was a great game by Aloha Software but I can't find it now)
- Shrub Data Bank and Planner
- Sketch Pad from Sigma Research
- Spectre Interceptor by Snowsoft
- Sprite Designer by Snowsoft
- STOP from Digitex Computers Limited
- Super Croupier
- Supertrace
- Tally from Quest
- The Gee Gee System
- The Wreck by Electric Software
- THOR-Desk by Cowo
- Top Team by Arunsoft
- Transact by Dialog Software
- Transformer from Schoen
- Type 22 by Talent Software (Type22_com is corrupt)
- WD Morse Tutor
- WD Utilities
- Westmonster Palace by Brainstorm
- QL Yahtzee by Care Electronics

There are also apparently some rare Italian software titles, published by JCE:
- CONTO CORRENTE ('Current Account)
- FATTURAZIONE CLIENTI (Billing Customers)
- GESTIONE MAGAZZINO (Stock Management)
- PRIMA NOTA (First Note)
- STAMPA BOLLE ('Bubble Print)
- TOTO 13 (A poolswinner program)

There are probably lots more as well! If anyone has these lurking on microdrive cartridge or disk anywhere, please get in touch

Superb thread, I'll have a rummage through all the microdrive carts I got.

Sorry Rich, I don't have any of those. Not unless FM = Football Manager, in which case I believe I may have a copy of that somewhere, but somehow I doubt that that is the program you are after.

A footy manager game for the QL? Tell me more!

I've not played it in years, I must confess, but I'l try to dig it out for you. It's on one of my countless unlabelled disks!

No graphics, this wasn't a Kevin Toms masterpiece I'm afraid.

The FM referred to is probably a File Manager.

I bet the Football Manager game will be one out of Sinclair QL World

I found two cartridges labeled GIGA. One reported... "bad or changed medium" (yaaawn), the other booted and...froze the QL. I managed to WCOPY the entire cartridge to floppy though! On Qemulator the program boots, shows a welcome screen and for a very short moment you get the message "wrong cartridge" and then the damn thing throws you back to the QL opening screen. The welcome screen says "GIGA-BASIC by ABC SOFTWARE". Is this of any use to you? If so, let me know!

Yes, this will be helpful - presumably it has some copy protection, which may need to be removed....

Can you please email me the files - address on my website: www.rwapsoftware.co.uk

Files coming up!
It's all in your hands now: after releasing its files, the courageous little cartridge went corrupt forever

Luk wrote:Files coming up!
It's all in your hands now: after releasing its files, the courageous little cartridge went corrupt forever

Files received - I have now removed the copy protection on this one, so that the toolkit can be used in any of the emulators.

Details added to the QL Wiki